A Beauty With Multiple Masks

Under Cindy’s pressure, the bodyguards could only open the door.

“You may go now! You might need to help out in the backyard,” Cindy ordered. After the bodyguards left, she quickly rushed inside the room.

“Mom, how are you?” Cindy asked in a worried tone.

Malorie bought her act. She sighed and complained, “Rick has been bewitched by that little witch! He even locked me up because of her!”

Cindy could tell that Malorie hated Arielle. She pretended that she did not know anything. “Little Witch? Who is that? Did someone come here when I was hospitalized?”

Malorie spat hatefully, “That blasted daughter he brought back! She even glared at me last night!”

“Arielle did that?” Cindy pretended to be shocked. “You’ll need to tell Rick about this and have him make Arielle move out. Since I’m her stepmother, it’s not really my place to do that, if you know what I mean.”

Malorie replied, “I’ll talk to Rick now!”

“Don’t…” Cindy hurriedly stopped her. “Shandie’s funeral is more important. It’ll be more appropriate to talk to him after the funeral ends and all the guests leave.”

“Fine!”

them walked toward

turned grim. He

felt that Henrick was unhappy with

think much about it. She assumed that he was

Cindy tended to the other

Soon, the funeral began.

but cry again. In

come and help her. However, the

realized that something was amiss. After the funeral ended and all the guests were eating, she pulled Henrick aside and asked, “Rick, are you mad at me because I let Mom come out of

looked at her with a complex expression. As the veins bulged on his forehead, he replied, “It’s nothing! I need to take care of the guests now. We’ll

the reason right

went back to talking with the other

not notice that Arielle was watching both of

a smirk on her face. She knew that Henrick went to the psychiatric hospital just